Etymology

trophozoite

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Today it means: A protozoan in the feeding stage of its life cycle. Full definition →

English tropho- ← Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrépʰō
  2. Ancient Greekτρέφω (tréphō)
  3. Ancient Greekτροφή (trophḗ)
  4. Englishtropho-
  5. English todaytrophozoite

From tropho- + -zoite.

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